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Lake News
Out of Place: A Portrait of Surfing in Cleveland
(11/5)
Out of Place: A Portrait of Surfing in Cleveland, Ohio is a new documentary that captures the unique and vibrant nature of Lake Erie surf culture. The film won the Viewer's Choice Award at New York's Surf Film Festival.
EDITORIAL: Restoration initiative's full success in Congress is great news for the Great Lakes
The Plain Dealer (11/4)
With the stroke of a pen on Friday, President Barack Obama swam to the rescue of the planet's largest group of freshwater lakes.
EDITORIAL: Positive sign for Erie lakeshore
The News-Herald (11/2)
The city of Euclid, Ohio, recently got a peek at a proposed $47 million project aimed to improve its Lake Erie shoreline.
Mentor: Lighthouse saved by millionaire
WKYC Cleveland/Akron (10/30)
One of the most recognizable vacant properties on the Lake Erie shore had been sitting on a U.S. Government auction block until today.
Riverview: Research shows substantial improvements to Detroit River
The News-Herald (10/29)
There was a time when Detroit River and Lake Erie pollution was so bad it served as a punch line for comedians. The good news is that the river, and, in particular, a downriver portion of it, appears to be on the rebound.
The state of the Great Lakes
Toledo On The Move (10/28)
We live and thrive by the way of the Great Lakes. Not to mention Lake Erie is one of the most developed of them all with 80 percent of the watershed used by us.
Lake Resources
Great Lakes Research Consortium
The Great Lakes Research Consortium consists of 16 colleges and universities in New York State and nine affiliated schools in Ontario. GLRC programs help to promote collaborative research on the Great Lakes.
Lake Erie Binational Public Forum
The Forum provides input on the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), which aims to restore and protect the beneficial uses of the lake.
Lake Erie Center
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to environmental research.
Lake Erie Committee
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies. Includes Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers.
Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO)
The LaMP provides a framework for agencies, organizations and individuals to coordinate activities that they are already working on, and to propose new activities to improve the environmental quality of Lake Erie.
Michigan Sea Grant
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
A partnership between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to promote the understanding and intelligent use of the Great Lakes.
New York Sea Grant
Focuses the talents of university scientists and extension specialists on research in the areas of fisheries, coastal environmental quality and processes, invasive species, non-point source pollution and seafood safety.
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Established in 1990 to help preserve Lake Erie's natural resources, protect the quality of waters and ecosystems, and promote economic development of the region.
Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Uses research, education, and outreach efforts to enhance use and improve management of this nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
Established in March 1998, the Great Lakes' newest Sea Grant Program seeks to increase public awareness of coastal issues (environmental and economic) through extension, communication, education, and applied research activities, thereby improving the overall environmental and economic "health" of Pennsylvania's coastal regions.
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
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